subject: Don't Hit a Bum Note with Musical Instrument Delivery [print this page] Don't Hit a Bum Note with Musical Instrument Delivery
Buying a rare musical instrument or even any musical instrument such as a violin or an electric guitar will undoubtedly be a purchase that you have had your eye on for some time, one that you will have spent many hours researching and reading reviews and recommendations. When it comes to sending or receiving a musical instrument you will want to make sure that the money and time that you have invested in this isn't wasted by the delivery resulting in a broken or damaged instrument.
This can be a heartbreaking moment, the instrument that you have looked forward to receiving has been damaged and in some cases can be either very expensive to get repaired by a specialist or irreplaceable. Making sure that this doesn't happen when you send a musical instrument is very easy and will just require a little more consideration when you are planning to send the instrument either in the post or via a more preferable option of a courier service.
Most musical instruments can be stored in some form of case, making sure that this case is up to the job is important. Hard cases are going to protect your instrument as they won't crumple or bend and often have a soft cushioned lining to make sure that your instrument isn't damaged even if it is dropped or bumped.
Padding the interior of the case will still be a good idea, as it should prevent the instrument from being knocked around or moving within its case. Sealing the outside of your case will be important as musical cases can easily be opened via catches so wrapping your case in something durable is important. There are parcel wrapping services that can use either paper or the better option of some form of plastic wrapping. Some services will wrap your parcels in bubble wrap and then cover this in a sticky parcel wrap that makes your parcel watertight as well as being durable enough to withstand any knocks or scrapes along the way.
With musical instruments like guitars costing upwards of 1000 you should do the right thing and ensure your instruments are sent the best way and this is via a courier and with adequate packing and wrapping that will keep the instrument safe.
Secure your parcel well when shipping something fragile such as musical instruments but also make sure to use a reliable courier service to handle your parcel, even international parcel delivery can be handled by these services meaning that no matter where you are delivering to that your parcel will be handled carefully
